Brace for spring structures



BRACE FOR SPRING STRUCTURES Filed Dec. 22, 1926 I v 1 B /0 c W 11 m I0 INVENTOR Wincenzo J/lasswaese WWNESSES I BY M 2 'ATTORNEY Patel m ted septa, 1930; f

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" v BED'CO MIjANY OF NEW YOBK, N. Y., Zi- CQEIEQR ATION OR NEW'fYORK BR CE-FQR P ING SQBU I E i; APplicatigiii'filed-=Deeighbr 22,1926."ise rteliNo 156,452. I This invention relatesto 'furni-ture spring properly fall Within the scope'dfsaid claims 7 structures and has particular reference to an may'he -res'orteclto ,when fotlndjexpedient'. improved resilient. bracing means for'the Inxtheldrawings+ 4,. a I 7 upper side edges dfbedsprih'gs or"sin"1 i1ar igurel-is aside-view ofesp'ring equipped. r 15 sprin'gstructuifes'to prevent a, sagging due a bracing meansconstr'u cted'in acolidgig to the fact that'it is a co'mmontpmtice to ance with the i'hventiong'f e v i Fig. 2 is wtransversesectionalviewthere- V through taken apprcximately ton'the line 22 a 0'f F ig.'1 ,1With the helical springs omitted; y 7 ;...Fig; 3is 2i fragmentary-detail-perspective;.55 v 1 L Vi'e on anenlarged-scale;Ofthe bed'splfilig t Ir 1 sit upon-theside edges of ajbedp 1 It is appreciated that'means for this pm: pose have been devised hilt such means ere' open to a number of obj GCtiQIiS, n ame 1y,'-that 7, 7 said devices are arranged pn pppositeesides of the sp iing' and are independent of ea ch other whereby in evento f gilocalized weight I "being broiight to beai'p onfld-irectly opposed i l Fri ":15 points the "devices are henti distorted of pessibly broken, and "suchdeVicesffurtherin- Vequipped-with"thhracing m'ezins; v

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bracing hieansend s ring; T q 1 r-i. Fight} is aifra mentary collectli e perspec jcl ude a fixed I point" or fulc'rfini fo the "bram e levers pr arms resulting-in squeakinggjand I i v in' some instances res'ultingin rusting of the {'2 p 1v0t 01cfu1crunr1. Topvercome' th sand other q'bjectipna-ble features and disad'v'zmtages tive'view 011 an enlarged saile iill tistratihg the cbnnectionrbetweenthenbraee1armor-lever I 1 andithe freinfo icing:memberof the spring l I 1: 3.: i 15; 65] thedyziWings by.charactersof 7 reference which fpa'rtic filarly .illfistrate" the j 1 Y -t09dfiha mr etionse dm difi at en jw ransvers i injk"rbd515 endl heiep esi 0 'ih vention 'a's applied "'09 2, bed IspringfATA designatethe sidebars of the Imam suppor terminal 16 of each of which is engaged in an aperture 17 in the end 12 of the respective lever or arm 10. The end or terminal 12 of each arm is further connected by acoiled contractile spring section 18 to the side bar or rail A; In this manner a floating fulcrum for each arm or lever 10 is provided in lieu of a fixed fulcrum, and it is obvious that the springs 13 and 18 combine, respectively, to

resist theidownward movement of the rein-- forced members B when weight 1s lmposed ,on' the upper side edgesof the spring structure, While when the weight is removed said springs act to return and malntaln the relnf-orcing members B in their normalfpositionr As willbe observed in Figureietthe inner e spring 13, of each pairof the-springs 1318, hasits outer end connected to the adjacent end ofan arm or lever 10 at a point'slightly out'of line with and above that of the inner end of an outer spring 18, sothatasome-what continued tensioning effort on the arm or lever 10 1n an upward direction will'obtam,

with the result-that a much stronger resistance is offeredto any downward movement of the latter underthe weight of a person seated on the edge portion of the bed spring than would otherwise be the ,case. Also, by havingthese'connected spring ends so arranged,-the tensioning and resisting efforts thereof are brought immediately into play upon the relieving of-the bed "spring of the eight of th body flth i of the v; weight ofxa body thereon, 1 .35

s "In order tosimplifyj the connection of the arms '10 with the membersB, the upper ends thereof are pr'ovidedwithparallel slits defining; a'plurality of bendable terminals 19 that even in event of the imposition of weight which are bent to embracing engagement about the reinforcing members; 7

It will be observed from this structure I on theopposite upper edges of the spring structure at directly opposed points,the device will'function in its .usual capacity It will, however, "be noted that no rigid pivot .is provided which will cause squeaking or' s which will tend'to rust. "Itis obvious that as many pa rs of arms or] levers 10* withtheir connections may be employed as'necessary-to support thespring V which itisapplied." T

' 5s 7 r r i Ina furniture xspring structure, the

structure edgesand the'number'i may be varied according to the size of the spring to Whatiis claimed is:

' combination with a supportingframe includingparallel side b-ars'and spaced transu verse bars extending between and connecting sa-idsifd e bars,,of spiral springs rising'from j said't'ran sverse bars, resilient means; inter- I connectingsaid spiral springs at the upper- ;ends thereof, amarginalre nforclng element extending about the outer-side of the upper I ends of theiouter of said spiral springs, alt-,

with the other, the outer of each pair of spring members having their outer ends attached directly to said side bars, and means connecting the opposed ends of the inwardly disposed ofv each pair of said spring members. 7 2. In a furniture spring structure, the combination with a supporting frame including parallel side bars and spaced transverse bars extending between and connecting said side bars, of spiral springs rising from said transverse bars, resilient means interconnecting said spiral springs at the upper ends thereof, a marginal reinforcing element extending about the upper ends of the outer of said spiral springs, attaching means be tween thesaid reinforcing element and the adjacent of the said spiral springs, vertically rockablearms secured at their upper ends to said reinforcing element at opposite-sides of said frame and declining inwardly of the lat ter to points substantially in the plane thereof, pairs of opposed spring members extending in transverse alinement between the said side bars of'the frame and having the adjacent of their end-s directly attached tothe lower ends of said arms, the outer ends-of the inner'of each pair of said spring membersbeing connected to said arms in a plane slightly above the points of connection of theinner ends of the outer of said springs therewith, the outer of each pair ofsaid sprlngmembers havlng thelr outer ends attached directly to said side bars, and means connectingthe opposed ends of the inwardly disposed of each pair of said spring members. J T

' 3. In a furniture spring structure, the

cluding parallel side bars and spacedtransversebars extending between and connecting said sidebars, of spiral springs rising from said transverse bars in parallel rows, cross connected resilient means interconnectingsaid spiral springs at the upper ends thereof, a marginal reinforcing element extending about the upper sides of the outer of said spiral springs, attaching means between the said reinforcing element and the adjacent of said spiral springs, pairs of vertically rockable arms disposed in line transversely of said "frame and secured at their upper ends to, said reinforcing element and declining inwardly of'the frame to points'sub'stantially in the plane ofthe letter, pairs. of opposed spring members extending in 1ine'transverse 1y between the said side bars, of the frame and havingtheadjac'ent of their ends directly ingtheopposed ends offtheinwardly dis- 7 'posedofeach pair of said spring -means.

' VINCENZOLIASS ACESE. 

